Paint questions? Painted both trunks, Repainted front trunk, Interior floor & rear trunk lid Options

[JRust]

Okay so I am repainting my trunks in my LE. I had some paint put into cans when I bought the paint originally. Just so I would have it for touchup & whatever. I have gone through all 3 cans & am not finished. Painting with the rattle can has been a bit of a challenge. Now I need to get some more paint.

So should I just get a couple more in rattle cans?

Or should I buy a paint gun at Harbor Freight? If I buy a gun do you have one you would recommend for a novice? Also if I go that route do I have to do anything different with the paint? When I get it in the can do I have to mix anything?

[Andyrew]

HF guns suck BALLS. I have tried about 10 of them, no joke. They all lasted once and sprayed like crap. There are better low budget guns out there, but your looking at ~ $50 for something that will spray anything decent. Then paint is another thing, Check your local auto paint store to determine what your cheapest option is. Keep in mind Acetone for cleanup and probably another layer of primer for a good base.



How much are your rattle cans?

What brand of spray cans are you using? Might try something better. I have had some bad brands when I spray little things with cans.

[underthetire]

Ive had pretty decent luck with the Harbor freight guns. You MUST take them all apart and debur the sharp edges and get the few machining chips out of the nozzles. They will paint nice lines if you dont. I havnt tried the expensive guns though, just the cheapo 14.99 one.

It will save you in the long run..pun intended.

[JRust]

How much are your rattle cans?
What brand of spray cans are you using? Might try something better. I have had some bad brands when I spray little things with cans.

I think it ran me like $18-22 a can. I may be a little low there though. The cans they put them in I wouldn't say are the highest quality. I will check to see if they can use a better spray can. I didn't think of that. I will see what they can do & then check into the paint guns they carry there.

[Andyrew]

For pure white?

Thats ridiculous. Go to lowes/homedepot/ace/osh and get a can of white. check to see if its the same color and paint the whole trunk with that.

Should be 3-4 bucks a can

[76-914]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Hey Jamie, It's something you need to learn. Go get a HF gun and practice. Get a water separator and air gage that mount to your gun as well as the ones on your comp. The recommended gun pressure is read at the gun, not the comp. Get some metal pieces and practice your distance, motion, volume, mixture. You might want to buy their touch up gun because it holds less paint. If you go crazy and buy pro grade get the newer models that use a disposable plastic reservoir. Easy clean up. Wish I had (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[PeeGreen 914]

If you ever want to buy something better here is a good site for that:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/

[underthetire]

For pure white?

Thats ridiculous. Go to lowes/homedepot/ace/osh and get a can of white. check to see if its the same color and paint the whole trunk with that.

Should be 3-4 bucks a can

L80E is not pure white though. I found some Duplicolor white that was super close to my version of L80e on my 73. Think it was colonial white, i can look on the can when I get home.

[Andyrew]

TCP global is where I buy my stuff when I can. Great quality stuff, good coverage, sprays nice, dries nice. Cant beat the prices.

[MikeSpraggi]

If you ever want to buy something better here is a good site for that:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/

TCPGlobal - (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif). I purchased their single stage acrylic and other paint supplies needed to paint my track car. I also purchased a compressor and the best gun that HF had. I ended up taking the paint, hardner and primer to Maaco and had them quote the exterior paint job for I think it was under $500. Oh, yea, I did much of the prep work. So the photos look better than an actual closeup of the car, but before it got scratched up during the build, it wasn't bad for an el cheapo paint job. It will get an el cheapo freshen up as well when the build is complete.







School bus yellow.

[JRust]

For pure white?

Thats ridiculous. Go to lowes/homedepot/ace/osh and get a can of white. check to see if its the same color and paint the whole trunk with that.

Should be 3-4 bucks a can

That was for the mixed stuff in the rattle can ready to spray. Does Lowe's or Home Depot do that?

L80E is definately a creamier shade of white too

[PanelBilly]

Bring the car to Auburn and let me help!

[Andyrew]

For pure white?

Thats ridiculous. Go to lowes/homedepot/ace/osh and get a can of white. check to see if its the same color and paint the whole trunk with that.

Should be 3-4 bucks a can

That was for the mixed stuff in the rattle can ready to spray. Does Lowe's or Home Depot do that?

L80E is definately a creamier shade of white too

Not with spray cays I dont think.

[GeorgeRud]

The HF guns did OK when I did my trunks and engine compartment. Ditto on practicing!

[vwsamba]

You could get the correct color paint with hardner and then spray it through a preval sprayer. Its like a reusable spray can with a seperate paint pot. I think they have them at home depot. For larger areas a real spray gun is best so the idea above about taking the paint and lid to a shop is also a good idea.

[JRust]

You could get the correct color paint with hardner and then spray it through a preval sprayer. Its like a reusable spray can with a seperate paint pot. I think they have them at home depot. For larger areas a real spray gun is best so the idea above about taking the paint and lid to a shop is also a good idea.

Sorry if some of my questions are a little dumb. Obviously I have not painted & am not familiar with the process (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

So if I get my paint by the pint or gallon. I have to mix in hardner when I go to spray it?Does the rattle can already have the hardner in it?

[Lennies914]

You could get the correct color paint with hardner and then spray it through a preval sprayer. Its like a reusable spray can with a seperate paint pot. I think they have them at home depot. For larger areas a real spray gun is best so the idea above about taking the paint and lid to a shop is also a good idea.

Sorry if some of my questions are a little dumb. Obviously I have not painted & am not familiar with the process (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

So if I get my paint by the pint or gallon. I have to mix in hardner when I go to spray it?Does the rattle can already have the hardner in it?

Not all paints require a hardner. I think most base coat paints are just thinned with a reducer and sprayed. It is the clear coats that require the hardner and some single stage paints. If I recall the hardner is even optional in the single stage paints.

As for paint guns, I've always used the HF guns for stricktly primer guns. I had a coulpe of high dollar guns, but the paint shop was rebuilding my gun for me one day when I needed it. I ended up spending $99 on a gun at lowes (Kobalt) and it turned out to be my favorite gun. I payed less for the new Kobalt than the paint shop charged me to cean and rebuild my devilviss gun.

[Cevan]

I did the color and clear with a HF gun. I think it was $39. I used SprayMax 2k primers out of a can.

[PanelBilly]

All of the can paint needs to be sanded off

[JRust]

All of the can paint needs to be sanded off

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